SAFETY / SECURITY / DIGITAL LIFE / PRIVACY & DIGITAL FOOTPRINTS / SELF-EXPRESSION & IDENTITYCONNECTED CULTURE (Cyberbullying / Online Community Building)RESPECTING CREATIVE WORK / SEARCHING / RESEARCH & EVALUATION

Required Lessons


Follow the Digital Trail (Common Sense Media, 45 minutes) Go to lesson

Students will:
  • Learn that the information they put online leaves a digital footprint or “trail”
  • Explore what information is appropriate to be put online
  • Judge the nature of different types of digital footprints by following the information trails of two fictional animals
Includes:
  • Animal Path activity
  • Extension activities and homework

Using Keywords (Common Sense Media, 45 minutes) Go to lesson

Students will:
  • Understand the function of keywords and keyword searches
  • Learn a step-by-step procedure for selecting suitable keywords
  • Apply their chosen keywords to find the information they are looking for on the Internet
Includes:
  • Hands-On Website Searching
  • Extension activities and homework



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